Police investigate armed robberies in Lancaster County

Investigators think crimes are related

UPDATED 12:52 PM EDT Sep 24, 2012

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -

Police from three different departments are looking into robberies that occurred early Saturday.

Investigators said they think two of the robberies were committed by the same person. Police said the description of the man who robbed the Turkey Hill along Route 272 in Akron matches the description of the robber in Brickerville.

Police said just after 11:30 p.m. Friday, a gunman entered the Turkey Hill with a long-barreled handgun. Security footage shows the clerk, who was in the back of the store, coming face to face with the robber, who pointed the gun at his chest and demanded money.

Police said the gunman got away with an undisclosed amount of cash from the register and cigarettes and went out the door carrying a small backpack with blue and orange pockets.

The chief of the Akron Borough Police Department said it's very similar to the armed robbery that happened about two hours later at the Hess gas station on Route 322 in Brickerville. State police are handling that robbery and say the robber actually fired a shot from the handgun during that incident.

Police said they are looking for a young man with a slim build, about 6 feet tall, wearing a red T-shirt and a long sleeve black shirt.

Akron Borough police said they are still reviewing security footage and are asking anybody with information to contact them. They said the robber could face robbery and misuse of firearm charges and jail time.

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